As Elias turned the key in his palm, the wind suddenly died. The forest went silent for the first time in his life. The Whisperers were gone.
"Under the frost, the key remains," it hissed through the cracks of his workshop window. The Whisperers
: A ruthless group of survivors who wear the skins of walkers to blend into herds and move undetected. As Elias turned the key in his palm, the wind suddenly died
: A short story by Algernon Blackwood where the "Whisperers" represent psychological chaos and the invasion of the mind. the key remains